Acts:25:13-26
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And after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came to Caesarea to greet Festus .
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And when they had been there many days ,
Festus declared Paul ’
s cause to the king ,
saying ,
There is a certain man left in bonds by Felix :
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About whom ,
when I was at Jerusalem ,
the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed ,
desiring judgment against him .
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To whom I answered ,
It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die ,
before he who is accused hath the accusers face to face ,
and hath opportunity to answer for himself concerning the charge laid against him .
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Therefore ,
when they had come here ,
without any delay on the next day I sat on the judgment seat ,
and commanded the man to be brought forth .
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Against whom when the accusers stood up ,
they brought no accusation of such things as I supposed :
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But had certain questions against him of their own religion ,
and of one Jesus ,
who was dead ,
whom Paul affirmed to be alive .
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And because I was perplexed concerning such manner of questions ,
I asked whether he would go to Jerusalem ,
and there be judged concerning these matters . (
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I doubted …:
or ,
I was doubtful how to enquire hereof (:
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But when Paul had appealed to be reserved to the hearing of Augustus ,
I commanded him to be kept till I might send him to Caesar . (
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hearing :
or ,
judgment (:
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Then Agrippa said to Festus ,
I would also hear the man myself .
To morrow ,
said he ,
thou shalt hear him .
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And on the next day ,
when Agrippa had come ,
and Bernice ,
with great pomp ,
and had entered into the place of hearing ,
with the chief captains ,
and principal men of the city ,
at the command of Festus Paul was brought forth .
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And Festus said ,
King Agrippa ,
and all men who are here present with us ,
ye see this man ,
about whom all the multitude of the Jews have dealt with me ,
both at Jerusalem ,
and here ,
crying that he ought not to live any longer .
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But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death ,
and that he himself hath appealed to Augustus ,
I have determined to send him .
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Of whom I have no certain thing to write to my lord .
Therefore I have brought him forth before you ,
and especially before thee ,
O king Agrippa ,
that ,
after examination had ,
I may have somewhat to write .
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